Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain

Neuropathic pain in cancer is common and debilitating. It is important to differentiate neuropathic pain from other cancer-related pains as it is associated with worse pain outcomes and requires different treatment strategies. This review summarises recent updates to pain classification, aetiology,...

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Published in:Cancers 2019-03, Vol.11 (3), p.373
Main Authors: Edwards, Helen L, Mulvey, Matthew R, Bennett, Michael I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Clinical medicine
Comorbidity
Diagnostic tests
Disease
Metastasis
Nervous system
Neuralgia
Neurotoxicity
Ostomy
Pain
Radiation therapy
Review
Spinal cord
Tumors
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Summary:Neuropathic pain in cancer is common and debilitating. It is important to differentiate neuropathic pain from other cancer-related pains as it is associated with worse pain outcomes and requires different treatment strategies. This review summarises recent updates to pain classification, aetiology, pain assessment and current recommendations for treatment in patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain.
ISSN:2072-6694
2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers11030373